By Steve Knupp
Mar 9, 2021
Location: The 62-acre Slate Lick Fields burn area is located 4.3 miles south of Fulks Run.
Date and Time: The prescribed burn will be ignited on March 9, 2021. Ignitions should be concluded in one day. Firefighters will monitor the area over the next several days.
Additional Information and Road/Trail Closures: For your safety, please follow posted signs and comply with area closures when they occur. Residents of Fulks Run and travelers on State Routes 612 and 259 may see or smell smoke. Depending on wind direction, this controlled burn may have lingering smoke effects.
For more information on our prescribed burn program, please contact the North River Ranger District Office at (540) 432-0187. You can also follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/GWJNF1.
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By Steve Knupp
Mar 2, 2021
The USDA Forest Service will begin conducting prescribed burns in Augusta, Highland and Rockingham Counties, Virginia, and Pendleton County, West Virginia, between mid-March and late May 2021. Prescribed burns keep the public and homes safe by reducing the buildup of dried leaves and wood in nearby forest land that can lead to uncontrolled wildfires. Prescribed burns can also improve wildlife habitat by restoring open woodlands and grasslands to the forest landscape.
Augusta County and Highland County, Virginia; and Pendleton County, West Virginia: The 5,427-acre New Road Run burn area is located on the western slope of Shenandoah Mountain on the West Virginia-Virginia state line, immediately west of the Little River Inventoried Roadless area and north of the Ramsey Draft Wilderness. Reddish Knob Road (Forest Service Road 85-5), Little Stoney Road (Forest Service Road 61) and Little Stoney Trail (Forest Trail 1027) will be temporarily closed. For your s